dispute

1n-varA dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.usu with supp, oft N with/over n, N between pl-nThey have won previous pay disputes with the government...

2verbIf you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.He disputed the allegations...V nNobody disputed that Davey was clever...V thatSome economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest.V wh

3v-recipWhen people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group.Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet...pl-n V nFishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.V n with n...a disputed border region.V-ed

4If two or more people or groups are in dispute, they are arguing or disagreeing about something.♦
in disputephrasev-link PHR, oft PHR with n, PHR over nThe two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of their coastal waters...

5If something is in dispute, people are questioning it or arguing about it.♦
in disputephrasev-link PHRAll those matters are in dispute and it is not for me to decide them.